Yesterday evening, I took the girls to see the Norfolk and Western Class J #611 go by. It was towed by a diesel to conserve fuel over the ferry move from Strasburg Railroad to the North Carolina Transportation Museum, but…
Here’s something a little different. In addition to railfanning and photography, another hobby of mine is music. Here’s a home recording of a song I wrote inspired by Norfolk and Western Class J #611 and her crew when it climbed…
On September 29th, we went to Strasburg Rail Road in Pennsylvania to ride behind Norfolk & Western Class J #611. This was during their A Reunion of Steam event with Norfolk & Western Class M #475. Photos and video are…
Norfolk and Western Class J #611 Since the 611 wasn’t planned to come up to B-Line out of Manassas this year, I went down to see her on a Roanoke to Walton, Va trip on the NS Christiansburg District. I…
I now have N&W 611 prints available for purchase through FineArtAmerica.Com. The scene is Linden, Virginia on June 7, 2015 as the powerful and famous 4-8-4 leads The American steam excursion west after crossing over and through the Blue Ridge…
I’ve already posted most of the individual scenes, but I put everything together into a 611 in 2016 video covering the Norfolk and Western Class J #611 excursions this year out of Manassas. Scenes include Manassas, Rectortown, Front Royal, Gainesville,…
This is my last batch of videos from last weekend’s 611 Excursions out of Manassas, Virginia. The videos (westbound and eastbound on Linden Hill) both include footage with nice stack talk of 611 stomping up the hill. I hope you…
Here are a couple of videos from Sunday’s morning excursion. The videos (westbound and eastbound on Linden Hill) both include footage of 611 slipping as she powers up the hill.